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During last night's mostly underwhelming BRIT Awards, there was a couple of standout moments - one of them being Alex Turner's bizarre acceptance speech for Album of the Year.
The Arctic Monkeys frontman eschewed the traditional thanking of management and family in favour of, well, this: "That rock and roll, eh? That rock and roll, it just won't go away. It might hibernate from time to time, sink back into the swap. I think the cyclical nature of the universe in which it exists demands that acquiesce to some of its rules.
"But it's always waiting there, just around the corner, ready to make its way back through the sludge and smash through the glass ceiling, looking better than ever. Yeah, that rock and roll, it seems like it's faded away sometimes, but it will never die. And there's nothing you can do about it…". Turner then added: "Invoice me for the microphone if you need to" before dropping it on the floor.
Yeah, we're not entirely sure either. Some praised it as the "speech of the century", and thought it was amazing:
Getting Alex Turner's speech tattooed onto my face
— ♡ Marceline ♡ (@C4nnibalLect3r) February 20, 2014
People are going to be printing this on teeshirts, aren't they. RT @Najeexxx: ALEX TURNER'S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH pic.twitter.com/OQwlSJtt7T
— Alice Vincent (@alice_emily) February 20, 2014
alex turner just gave the speech of the century. invoice all the haters! haha.
— verena widanti (@widantiverena) February 20, 2014
Some hated it:
Alex Turner's speech was contrived and pathetic. Anyone who believes he isn't as much of a corporate whore as One Direction is a fool.
— Al Fox (@MrAlFox) February 20, 2014
I like the Arctic Monkeys but I must say I found Alex Turner's speech that everyone is going on about a bit awkward and pretentious.
— Kirstie Battson (@dollypirate) February 20, 2014
All respect lost for Alex turner after last nights speech,what the hell was that?!
— Mike Hughes (@mykchamp) February 20, 2014
Some questioned exactly how sober he was:
I've managed to condense Alex Turner's speech at last night's #BRITs2014 down to two words. "I'm p***ed"
— Malcolm Holt (@Tynewriter) February 20, 2014
Good to see all the cocaine and fame haven't Alex Turner into a complete prick. #brits #speech
— Yng Burt Reynolds. (@yngburtreynolds) February 20, 2014
I like Alex Turner. But if there was ever a warning for kids staying off drugs, last nights Brits speech was it. #justsayno
— Kimberley Rhodes (@kimberleyrhodes) February 20, 2014
And some didn't know what to think:
I can't decide whether Alex Turner's #BRITs2014 acceptance speech is either heroic or completely dickish...
— Danny Randon (@danny_randon) February 20, 2014
Us? We're still undecided.
